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Mangalist-sanJan 22, 2015 10:05 AM
| Thanks for putting up the spoiler tags. /sarcasm Well, I read the chapter anyway before visiting this thread, but still. |
| At this point i wouldn't be surprised if he suddenly beats someone like Erina with his super nose. |
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| Not what I expected nevertheless it was still nice, Soma I wonder what's next. |
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| Our main character didn't win this time. :/ Looks like Souma has to try harder to improve. I wonder what will happen next chapter? |
| I was actually full on expecting Soma to win but I am glad he didn't. It just makes for better setup! Excited to see the aftermath! |
| Welp Akira wins this time. I bet Souma will get his chance to shine in the future though. |
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| HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA XD I CAN TASTE THE SALT FROM HERE XD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL PEOPLE ARE DROPPING THE MANGA BECAUSE OF THIS, SO PATHETIC HAHAHAHAHA Souma lost because his dishes are his father's specialties, not Souma's. Up to this point, most of Souma's dishes have lineages based on what he cooked in his father's kitchen, experimentation and direction. With this loss, he inches away from his fathers style and becomes distinctive for his own. It's one of the reasons why his father encouraged him to go to the school, to find deeper meaning in his cooking. |
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| I'm actually a bit glad Souma finally lost, even though I can't help thinking it took way too many chapters for that to happen. The next chapters should be interesting to read, and I'm especially curious to find out how this will help developing his character. |
| Im fine with this loss, i expected it, the way author set up the chapters and how the others and souma presented their dishes, I just hope author wont speed multiple weeks dwelling on this lost, and he quickly redeems himself problem im worried about is that now, everyone will be like "pssh he couldnt even win after bragging, i guess he was nothing special after all" and that crap, and look down on him. All i want is for Erina/Alice to acknowledge him :P but i guess thats not possible for miss tsundere |
SpkillaJan 25, 2015 8:43 PM
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ichii_1 said: Souma lost because his dishes are his father's specialties, not Souma's. Up to this point, most of Souma's dishes have lineages based on what he cooked in his father's kitchen, experimentation and direction. With this loss, he inches away from his fathers style and becomes distinctive for his own. I agree with this the most, I'm kinda happy too that he lost, especially with the way his eyes looked near the end of the chapter. Those are the eyes of someone who is ready to evolve and not sulk like anybody else People gonna start sleeping on Souma though.... |
| I Quite Liked it sort of "Was tired of the idiots thinking" Going Last meant Win Even though it had been Disproved What I Hated Was that He lost to The Fruit Loops Mascot "Tropical Person Following his Nose to Glory" And then the Reasoning for the Loss "Hayama & Kurokiba" had all the flashbacks this arc, so certainly one was going to win ---would've preferred Kurokiba won "Especially after that flashback" have Hayama in tears in the BG, woulda been GLORIOUS ^ but this sudden Ehm Well what we call a specialty and the chef which displayed his uniqueness best in his dish/ The Dish that only That Chef could Make.....Erm Isn't that Nakiri Alice...cough...cough "LOL" She shoulda just came out and took the Win ---She Had Space Age Looking Dishes |
| How long will it last |
| I liked how the results turned out. It would've been 'okay' if Souma won, but this was better. |
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| They should have named the winner first then showed the flashback. It was obvious when they showed Hayama flashback that he was going to win. |
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ImTheGuy said: That's what I thought too, but it would have been cool if they just plot twisted it too.They should have named the winner first then showed the flashback. It was obvious when they showed Hayama flashback that he was going to win. Kind of expected Souma to lose. I mean, just losing against really high-class people with tons of experience like his dad isn't much of an impact, but when you lose to someone that's your caliber, it hurts more. I feel like it's going to lead to a training session or go right into another major event. Leaning towards the major event a bit more though. |
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| Man, even though I don't like Hayama, he had the secret of being master chef that was mentioned by Souichirou in chapter 1. Souma lacked this. |
| Too bad he didn't win. It was kinda of expected. Well, it just proves that Souma isn't a Mary Sue what others accuse him to be. |
| It wasn't much... oh wait :c |
| Very disappointing. I don't hide the fact that I'm not very happy at how this arc ended. I can understand his reasons for not winning, but it just doesn't compensate for spending over half the manga(the past 50 chapters) to set up a loss. Even if the loss is to further his future. |
| Souma didn't win eh, that's a new. But yeah, when the flashback started it was a little obvious who would win. Tho it was nice to see a bit of his past. |
| It was expected we will sooner or later see the "food for your loved one" theme, and thanks to that Hayama pull all his self in to the final dish and so he won. |
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| Huh, so Souma did not win. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm fine with this result. |
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| What can he say - GG |
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| Flashbacks made it too obvious who would win. I'm happy with the result. Just means Souma still has a long way to go. |
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| I like. But I wish the chapters were longer so I don't need to wait ages (yes, a week is an age) for another short chapter. |
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| What a shitty way to basically give out the winner with the flashblack, just terrible. |
| Meh, so we get an arc that dragged on for as long as it did just so Souma could lose to a flashback? Wake me up when he becomes an Iron Chef. |
niaxatoJan 26, 2015 4:47 AM
| Souma didn't win the tournament but at least he has a new member on his unwanted harem so everything's fine. The flashback was unexpected though, terribly placed. |
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| And with that, the tournament arc comes to an end. I knew Soma wouldn't win, but I couldn't figure out who would win between Hayama and Kurokiba. Soma had to lose this tournament, there is no logical reason, in my mind, why he should have won. If Kurokiba wins he would be above Alice, and if Soma wins he would have progressed too much without development. So Hayama winning is the natural choice in my mind. I wonder where they are going to go from here? They've been in the tournament arc for over 50 chapters! |
| Not bad, always winning is boring. |
ImTheGuy said: They should have named the winner first then showed the flashback. It was obvious when they showed Hayama flashback that he was going to win. Or they still showed the flashback then made the winner somebody else (in this case Ryou) for maximum trolling :D |
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| This is a nice surprise, and losing here means he still has a lot to improve. Great outcome, and I really wanted Hayama to win. |
| Aliis si licet, tibi non licet. |
| So Souma didn't win. Too bad. This will just make him work harder than ever before. |
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MajinAkuma said: Man, even though I don't like Hayama, he had the secret of being master chef that was mentioned by Souichirou in chapter 1. Souma lacked this. Yep, he need to cook for someone, best choice Erina "God's Tongue". |
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| I'm not upset about him losing, though it was not like he necessarily needed to lose here, there are a lot more formidable opponents waiting for him. It's the fact that he lost to the biggest bull shit character in the series, would've preferred then if he lost to Kurokiba. Not going to overreact and say dropping it, but this does leave a foul aftertaste, or should I say smell. cyclone1993 said: If Kurokiba wins he would be above Alice, and if Soma wins he would have progressed too much without development. One could argue that Kurokiba already did, being in the final alone is already a better accomplishment than her, so winning it wouldn't have changed that. And yeah, get the latter part, but his father is a top elite that was #2 of his year, so even though he has just an ordinary restaurant, competing / learning against/from him is a far better education than most of them have/had. It shouldn't have been that strange for him to win against them. |
| I'm glad that hayama win, Souma have to lose once in a while, he still have a long way to go |
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| DAMIT..FAROUT SOUMA NO WIN?? OH WELL...that just keeps the tension up |
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| I was in a bit of a fit after reading this chapter, but actually sitting it out and thinking about it, I'm glad the author decided to give the victory to Hayama. Not that Souma deserved to lose, but it was his for his own benefit. I do believe what Souma lacked was that he didn't necessarily have his own "style" and he didn't pour his heart out to somebody that he wanted to exceptionally cook for, after all, that's what his father said. Hopefully we get to see Souma truly evolve and later on take top seat somehow >.> |
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Shiba- said: I was in a bit of a fit after reading this chapter, but actually sitting it out and thinking about it, I'm glad the author decided to give the victory to Hayama. Not that Souma deserved to lose, but it was his for his own benefit. I do believe what Souma lacked was that he didn't necessarily have his own "style" and he didn't pour his heart out to somebody that he wanted to exceptionally cook for, after all, that's what his father said. Hopefully we get to see Souma truly evolve and later on take top seat somehow >.> Gotta agree with this one. Soma losing is good for his character, That was my main problem with Soma his a cool MC but the fact remains that he's just a poor copy of his dad.His skills and knowledge about cooking came from his Old man, so with this loss he'll hopefully realize that following his father's footsteps (subconsciously) won't make him a better cook cause the only thing he'll end up seeing is the persons back. He needs to find his own path, his own set of wings. DAYYYUUUM Air Gear really did taught me a lot of stuff xD |
| After showing that flashback, they couldn't have made it more obvious that Hayama won. They should have announced it back before showing the flashback. I would have wanted Souma to win since he did lose to the curry point battle to Hayama. Oh well. Hopefully Souma and Kurokiba gets something from the final... like some advantages in the school and stuff. |
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| I'm actually fine with Souma losing. It wasn't his specialty, it was his dad's. So from her on out, he's going to experiment even more. So I'm actually quite happy with this outcome. |
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| Even though Souma didn't win, I'm fine with this outcome. His situation reminds of Ryouma's in prince of tennis. (he's just a copy of his father, but needs to go up and beyond) |
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| Sudden flashbacks to feel sympathy for Hayama, such bullshit in this chapter. |
lJapa said: I think it was better that Souma didn't win because it'll make for better story and character progression IMO.I really hate it, but it works so well for the story, i mean, seriously, if souma had won i don't know if i would be happy, its like in one piece if ace had survived... its not a happy situation, but necessary IMO. |
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